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celeriac definition

ce·le·riac (sə ler′ē ak′)

noun

a variety of celery (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) grown for its edible, fleshy, white root

Etymology: altered < celery + ? obs. ache, an umbelliferous plant, wild celery, parsley < ME < OFr < L apium; prob. < apis, bee

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